1. Experience of Serbia in conducting pilot Time Use survey
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

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Pilot was conducted in July 2009
Sample – 160 households
477 household members
Age limit 15+
395 household members were 15+
100 households from urban and
60 households from rural settlements

3. Preparations were complex and extensive
Working group consists of 6 members
– methodologists

4. Methodological preparations
Creation of 4 standard questionnaires:
• Household questionnaire
• Individual questionnaire
• Diary
• Weekly schedule of working hours
* All core questions were adopted

5. 2. Creation of 2 additional questionnaires
The list of households selected
for sample
(it includes a list of address data, day and
date for two designated diary days)
Interviewer‘s report

6. 3. Preparation of methodological and organizational manual
4. Adoption of the TUS code system

7. Training Training was organized for 30 interviewers and 16 controllers
Participants were given all
necessary information

8. Fieldwork Interviewers informed respondents about aims of survey
Interviewers successively submitted material to their controllers
Constant control and constant contact with supervisors were shown as a good way for avoiding recurring errors

9. Coding of questionnaires
primary and secondary activities,
location, mode of transport
is very demanding and important phase
Specific case - 3 generation
households

10. Data entry and processing
IT specialists from SORS made
an application for data entry
Common denominator for several
levels of questionnaires

11. Main aims of conducting pilot TUS
Testing methodological and organizational solutions
Training participants
Testing the fieldwork organization
Adapting a coding list
Testing data entry software and
data processing

12. Useful information • Time required for - filling in the questionnaires
- control of questionnaires
- control of a filled-in diary
- coding the diary

13. • Most frequent errors in filling-in
- the questionnaire, made by interviewers
- the diary, made by respondents
• Possible corrections
- in the questionnaires and
adjustments in the methodology guide
- in the coding list

14. The pilot was very useful experience
Some changes were provided based on experience gained:
- some of questions were worded
more clearly
- 4 new questions were added in
Individual questionnaire
- 1 new question was added in
Household questionnaire

15. The main survey starts in February
It includes 2340 households
It lasts 365 days